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5 The Gordon Highlanders
5 (Buchan and Formartin) Battalion The Gordon Highlanders

Unit Histories

From To Type Notes
01-Apr-1908 01-Apr-1908 Amalgamated From 2 The Gordon Highlanders Volunteers
01-Apr-1908 01-Apr-1908 Amalgamated From 3 The Gordon Highlanders Volunteers
15-Mar-1909 ? 15-Mar-1909 ? Renamed 5 (Buchan and Formartin) Battalion The Gordon Highlanders
04-Aug-1914 04-Aug-1914 Embodied
15-Mar-1915 ? 15-Mar-1915 ? Converted to 1/5 The Gordon Highlanders
07-Feb-1920 07-Feb-1920 Reformed as 5 (Buchan and Formartin) Battalion The Gordon Highlanders
31-Dec-1921 31-Dec-1921 Amalgamated Into 5/7 The Gordon Highlanders
31-Mar-1939 31-Mar-1939 Converted from 5/7 The Gordon Highlanders
01-Sep-1939 01-Sep-1939 Embodied
12-Jun-1940 12-Jun-1940 Surrendered to the Germans at St-Valery in France
23-Sep-1940 ? 23-Sep-1940 ? Reformed as 5 (Strathbogie, Garioch and Strathdon) Battalion The Gordon Highlanders
05-Apr-1941 05-Apr-1941 Amalgamated Into 5/9 The Gordon Highlanders
Number of Records Returned: 12
Number of Pages Returned : 1

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